Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 22, 2026
Assessment of Chemical Toxicity in Adult Drosophila Melanogaster
Published on: March 24, 2023
Effects of tannery wastewater exposure on adult Drosophila melanogaster
Felipe Dos Santos Moysés1,2, Karine Bertoldi1, Gisele Lovatel3
1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas- Fisiologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Abstract:
Our aim was to evaluate the effects of exposure to tannery wastewater on mortality and/or antioxidant enzyme system in adult wild-type Canton-S Drosophila melanogaster. Exposure to tannery wastewater induced a concentration-dependent lethality in adult Canton-S flies. Tannery wastewater was able to alter antioxidant enzyme activities, specifically glutathione peroxidase-like and glutathione S-transferase, in adult Canton-S D. melanogaster. We conclude that D. melanogaster is a reliable model to evaluate the toxicity induced by tannery wastewater.
